Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-07-22
A DRICGIST'S MISTAKE.
A Sick Mans Wife Disregards the Druggists
Advice and So Saves the Life Of
Her Husband.

remedy has uOne lOr me, anu L tnlnR
so too.
live in East 18th street, west of
Third avenue. and have lived there for
about twenty-three years, where own
real estate. Up to the time | am about
to mention had been a strong, well
man. There was always more or less
malaria in the neighborhood, but | had
not personally suffered from it. 1t was
in 1880 had my first attack. 1t came
on as such attacks commonly do. with
headaches, loss of appetite and ambi-
ton, chilly sensations with slight fever
afterwards, disposition u vawn and
stretch, and 81 forth. | was employed
al that time ut Killian, d Brothers,
urniture manufacturers. in West 32d
street. | hoped the attack would wear
of. but Is it didn't consulted Il we'll
known and able ph S.'iau in NJ iris
ania, who gave M Il ~ ne and told me
what to do. can sam Gp the first four
and half or five years .! my expert
cnce in few words. Occasionally |
was laid up for u day - two, but on
the whole stu k tom, work. k pt
taking quininr il ijr.c' doses from
lar to year, and K -; 81. .sctting weak
or and worse, Sow y III surely, all the
time Ny trouble vas now well de-
fined and it, symptoms We're steady and
regular | had d;nh ,,sue in its worst
form, and it was grinding me down III
spite of all that could do or the doe
tors could do. 1t he'd me in Il grip IKE
tire in a b"yning "0"i mine. The poison
had gone all through and over me and
nothing was able Ia t-uch ii. | was
fast losing II shaid strength, and about
March, 1881, knocked III work entire
IL and went home to b,down sick, and
to die for all | could tell. ran down so
rapidly that | soon brcame unable 10
walk any distance Later went from
room TO room in my own house only by
friends holdimgme up by each arm. The
doses of quininc were increased until 1
often took thirty grains NJ Il lose. The
effects of this tremendous stimulation
was to make me nearly wild. 1t broke
my sleep all up. and often walked the
lloor, or staggered about it. all night
lone. scarcely able to bear any noises
or even human speech. My temper
was extremely irritable. As to food,
one of my little children would eat
more in meal than | could in day.
would order food and then turn from
It in disgust. | lived on quinine and
other Stimulants and on mySeI, like a
bear in winter. The quininc set my
mead in whrl, and the liquOr-given
Us Il medicine made my stomach so
sick | could not tolerate it
From 175 pounds (my proper weight
/ ran down to 81 pounds-the weight
of light girl-and was scarcely better
than a skeleton.
If anybody hat taken q Ratchet and
Knocked me do,on and killed me / should
hare been letter Of.
During the latter part of this period,
early in 1886, my physician said:
miller, there's no use in my taking
any more money of you. can't do you
any good. light pour pounds of quiz
nine down your throat and 1t wouldn't
help You,
On the strength of this gave up the
use Of quinine altogether, and made up
my mind to do nothing more and take
my chances.
Three weeks afterwards-about the
last of May-my wife saw an advertise
ment of Kaskine in New York paper.
She told me of it. | said: "Stutf and
nonsense, it can't do me any good"
But she went to n druggists, neverthe-
less, to get it. The druggist advised
her against Kaskine: he said it was
nothing but sugar; that she ought not
To throw away her money on it, &c.
He said he didn't keep it, but could get
it if she insisted on having it. Turn
ing away in disgust my wife spoke to
our neighbor, Mr.. A. g. Hegewald,
who got her Il bottle at drug store IN
Sixth avenue.
Almost against my will. and without
the least faith, | began taking it. In
one week ] was better. began to
.icep. | stopped seeing ghosts" l
began to have an appetite and to gain
strength. This was now the first OF
June, 1886. and by the end OF that
aonth | was back nj my bench at c. ?.
smiths scroll saving factory in 10th
street. where work now.
Since then have never lost day
from sickness. Taking Kaskine only,
about forty pellets III four equal doses
a day. | continued g. gain. The ma
k,ria appeared to Dc killed in my sys-
tenn. and now I've cot back my old
wcight-175 pound$-and my old
strength TO labor. am an astonish-
mcnt to myself and to my friends, and
if Kaskinc did not do this | don't know
what did, The only greater thing it
could do would he to bring dead man
to life. FREDERICK A. MILLER,
$50 East 18th Street, New York.
p. S.-For the absolute truth of the
above statement refer to the following
gentlemen. who are personally ac-
Guainted with the facts: Mr. Alex
ander Weir. 626 156th ST.. Mr.. George
Seaman, ljSth street and Courtlandt
avenue: Mr.. A. Moebus, 154th street
and Courtlandt avenue; Mr.. P. +.
Vaupel, l54th street and Courtlandt
avenue, Dir. John Lunny, $50 East
15Sth street; Mr.. John RenShaw, IA
l25th street, and many others, ] will
also reply to letters of inquiry.
We submit that the above aStonish-
ING cure. vouched for as it is by repu-
table men, is deserving of Il thorough
and candid investigation by thinking
people. And we further submit that
when druggists turn away customers
by classifying the character OF a remedy
because they do not happen to have 1t
on hand, they do II great wrong II
this afflicted man had not disregardded
the druggists advice and sent else
where for the remedy he would without
doubt have been in his grave,
Other letters Of similar character
from prominent individuals, when
stamp Kaskine us "a remedy OF UNI
doubted merit. will he sent on applica'
ton. Price, Sl.O0. or 6 bottles, s.. 90.
Sold by Druggists, Oh sent by mail on
receipt of price.
The Kaskinc Company, 81 Warren